Statement by Taoiseach Micheál Martin on the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland report on the Kingsmill atrocity

The attack at Kingsmill in County Armagh in January 1976 was an appalling, sectarian mass-murder in which ten people were brutally killed.

Today, on the presentation of the report of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland into the police investigation to the families of victims, I think of all those killed in the attack, and of Alan Black, the sole survivor.

It is quite shocking that the perpetrators of this heinous crime have still not been held accountable. I call on anyone who may have knowledge of the attack, even at this late stage, to contact the authorities.

I hope that the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland’s report today provides some answers to questions which the families have in their long search for truth and justice for their loved ones.

It is also a reminder of the pressing need for a comprehensive legacy framework to provide adequate mechanisms for justice and truth that meet the legitimate expectations of victims’ families.